Crawfish in Calgary

[Benny]

Does anyone know of a place to get crawfish in Calgary? I was born in the southern USA and I ate a lot of crawfish when I was younger. Probably haven't had them in about 15 years.

Google returned:
http://www.cityfish.ca/

But they either do only the tails or pre-cooked whole crawfish. As we all know with seafood, the fresher the better. I'm not too keen on pre-cooked seafood either, I'm partial to cooking things myself.

[sexualbanana]

Allow me to be the first dickhead to say that it's not going to be fresh....

Having said that, if you find a place with good crawfish (uncooked or at a restaurant) let me know. I've always wanted to try it. Looks delicious.

[Benny]

Originally posted by sexualbanana
Allow me to be the first dickhead to say that it's not going to be fresh....

Having said that, if you find a place with good crawfish (uncooked or at a restaurant) let me know. I've always wanted to try it. Looks delicious.

I'm not so out to lunch that I think it'll be fresh. I suppose I should change that to 'as fresh as possible'. Fresh is a pretty relative term for Calgary seafood. ;)


And crawfish is AWESOME. So salty and buttery and spicy and it's easy to eat like 100 of them. :drool:

[thager]

ry this place
http://www.billingsgate.com/

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by Benny


I'm not so out to lunch that I think it'll be fresh. I suppose I should change that to 'as fresh as possible'. Fresh is a pretty relative term for Calgary seafood. ;)


And crawfish is AWESOME. So salty and buttery and spicy and it's easy to eat like 100 of them. :drool:

I miss crawfish too. If you end up finding a place that can make them like they do down south, let us know.

[samo147]

the T & T in the NE had live Louisiana crawfish for sale yesterday it was on top of the crab tank

It was only one Styrofoam crate though not sure if they have any left.

[DubSport]

Try "The Best of New Orleans" in Okotoks.
I hear they serve crawfish but I have yet to try it myself...

[Benny]

Originally posted by DubSport
Try "The Best of New Orleans" in Okotoks.
I hear they serve crawfish but I have yet to try it myself...

Urbanspoon saying it's closed. Their website is down too

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/72/1432082/restaurant/Alberta/The-Best-of-New-Orleans-Okotoks

:(

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by Benny


I'm not so out to lunch that I think it'll be fresh. I suppose I should change that to 'as fresh as possible'. Fresh is a pretty relative term for Calgary seafood. ;)


Sure is. I just think it's funny when someone talks about seafood (ie. sushi) there's always an asshat that chimes in with the always helpful 'It's not as fresh as Vancouver' comment.

[legendboy]

Originally posted by DubSport
Try "The Best of New Orleans" in Okotoks.
I hear they serve crawfish but I have yet to try it myself...

its too bad this place closed down.......the food was outstanding

[texasnick]

Not sure about around here, but at my gf's cabin in BC the lake they were on was crawling with the little bastards. Next time I go up, I'm taking a trap with me. Other than that, no idea on where to get them up here. I do miss them though.

[Afrodeziak]

try

Blu Seafood & Market

9675 MacLeod Trail SW AB, Calgary, AB T2J 0P6
(403) 252-2330 ‎

If Brian doesn't sell them he'd have a good idea of who does.

[iceburns288]

Originally posted by Benny
Does anyone know of a place to get crawfish in Calgary? I was born in the southern USA and I ate a lot of crawfish when I was younger. Probably haven't had them in about 15 years.
Where are you from? I'm just curious, I am allergic to shellfish so I've never had crawdads but I used to catch them and give them to my sisters when I was younger.

Originally posted by sexualbanana
Sure is. I just think it's funny when someone talks about seafood (ie. sushi) there's always an asshat that chimes in with the always helpful 'It's not as fresh as Vancouver' comment.
Yeah but when you're born on the coast it really sucks to move inland and try to eat fish when you're used to it being so fresh. I moved to Illinois and had to essentially give up eating catfish :(.

[clem24]

Originally posted by thager
ry this place
http://www.billingsgate.com/

Yup was there last week and they had a bunch in the freezer.